“This certainly is an inestimable pledge of special love, that God should so greatly condescend for our sake.” — John Calvin
Scott Oliphint wrestles with this term, “condescension,” in his book, Reasons for Faith: Philosophy in the Service of Theology, in a chapter he titles, “Christian Covenantal Condescension.” The syllable count is daunting, but the truth delightful. [...]
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The God who stoops…to us
Posted in Bible, Books, Revelation, Scott Oliphint, Theology on February 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Lust Part 4: Romance: accept no substitutes
Posted in Bible, Culture, Heart Change, Love, Lust, Revelation, Sin, Theology on February 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
To deal with lust, it’s helpful to distinguish between the holy and the profane, the sinful and the righteous, the true and the counterfeit. Certainly, the culture, the media, even our own hearts at times, would convince us that the devil offers the best romance–wild flings, spontaneous affairs, romance unbridled by covenants, convictions, and conscience. [...]
“I am that I am” (Exo 3:14): God unknowable and yet known
Posted in Bible, Emerging Church, Revelation, Scott Oliphint, Sin, Theology on February 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Scott Oliphint’s Reasons for Faith explores the nature of God in his chapter called, “Being and Essence–Take Two.” He had some great description of what this mysterious and cryptic phrase means, “I am that I am”:
“There is no reason to read more, philosophically, into this ascription of God, by God, than is warranted in Scripture. [...]
The “Emerging Church” of the 1820s?
Posted in Bible, Culture, Emerging Church, Peter Rollins, Revelation, Theology on January 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A guest post by Brandon Hensinger:
Did the Emerging Church attempt to Emerge in the 1820’s?
Louis Berkhoff (1873-1957) completed his Systematic Theology in 1932. In 1938, he decided to write a Preface To Systematic Theology, in which he describe the history, nature, and task of Systematic Theology (referred to as Dogmatic Theology by Berkhoff). Berkhoff does [...]
How (not) to speak about God – chp 5
Posted in Bible, Books, Culture, Emerging Church, Love, Peter Rollins, Revelation, Theology on January 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
[Here are the links for each of the 5 chapters of Peter Rollins' book: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 ]
We would expect Peter Rollins to eventually turn to the subject of Christian morality, or “ethics,” and in chapter five he does just that. He sees “love” as the summation and consummation [...]
Words, language, and God
Posted in Bible, Emerging Church, Peter Rollins, Revelation, Scott Oliphint, Theology on January 11, 2007 | 2 Comments »
A quick break from the Rollins examination. Scott Oliphint’s Reasons for Faith: Philosophy in the Service of Theology, has a great reflection on a “philosophy of language” that seems to directly oppose some of what is being said in the emerging church thinkers:
“First and foremost, the vehicles or modes through which and by which God [...]
How (not) to speak of God by Peter Rollins — chp. 1
Posted in Bible, Books, Culture, Emerging Church, Peter Rollins, Revelation, Theology on January 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
[Here are the links for each of the 5 chapters of Peter Rollins' book: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 ]
The next several posts will be devoted to the book by Peter Rollins called, How (not) to speak of God. This creatively titled and written book was called by Brian McLaren in [...]
